diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/DefaultNode.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/DefaultNode.svelte
index 0f259ef2..aa4f572a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/DefaultNode.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/DefaultNode.svelte
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   interface $$Props extends NodeProps {}
 
   export let data: $$Props['data'] = { label: 'Node' };
-  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = Position.Top;
-  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = Position.Bottom;
+  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = undefined;
+  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = undefined;
 
   // this is a workaround for suppressing the warning about unused props
   $$restProps;
 </script>
 
-<Handle type="target" position={targetPosition} />
+<Handle type="target" position={targetPosition ?? Position.Top} />
 {data?.label}
-<Handle type="source" position={sourcePosition} />
+<Handle type="source" position={sourcePosition ?? Position.Bottom} />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/InputNode.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/InputNode.svelte
index 72b3a2dd..17e5756c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/InputNode.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/InputNode.svelte
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
   interface $$Props extends NodeProps {}
 
   export let data: $$Props['data'] = { label: 'Node' };
-  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = Position.Bottom;
+  export let sourcePosition: $$Props['sourcePosition'] = undefined;
 
   // this is a workaround for suppressing the warning about unused props
   $$restProps;
 </script>
 
 {data?.label}
-<Handle type="source" position={sourcePosition} />
+<Handle type="source" position={sourcePosition ?? Position.Bottom} />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte
index bf7d2068..f24ed92a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/nodes/OutputNode.svelte
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
   interface $$Props extends NodeProps {}
 
   export let data: $$Props['data'] = { label: 'Node' };
-  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = Position.Top;
+  export let targetPosition: $$Props['targetPosition'] = undefined;
 
   // this is a workaround for suppressing the warning about unused props
   $$restProps;
 </script>
 
 {data?.label}
-<Handle type="target" position={targetPosition} />
+<Handle type="target" position={targetPosition ?? Position.Top} />